Director, Accounting Shared Services (Practice Management)

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Director, Accounting Shared Services (Practice Management)

About the Role (Job Summary)

The Director, Practice Management Accounting Shared Services overseas a centralized accounting shared services organization supporting The US Oncology Network (USON). This role leads teams of sr. managers and accountants responsible for delivering standardized, scalable accounting operations across multiple oncology practices, ensuring accurate and timely financial close, strong balance sheet governance, and consistent application of accounting policies. 

The Director partners closely with the Practice Finance and Accounting teams, FP&A, Internal Audit, and other McKesson enterprise shared services finance teams to reduce practice level variability, strengthen internal controls, and enable efficient growth across The Network through a mature shared services operating model. 

What You’ll Do (Responsibilities)

Accounting Shared Services Strategy & Leadership

• Establish and lead a USON‑wide accounting shared services model supporting multiple oncology practices. 
• Define service scope, operating standards, and performance expectations for centralized accounting activities. 
• Develop long‑range organizational plans aligned with practice growth, acquisitions, and evolving business needs

People Leadership & Team Development

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of accounting managers and accounting professionals.
• Establish clear performance expectations and provide ongoing coaching and feedback.
• Build organizational capability through training, knowledge sharing, and succession planning.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement across geographically dispersed teams.

Operational Accounting Oversight

• Provide oversight of accounting activities performed by the PM Accounting Shared Services team, including: 
• Journal entry preparation and governance
• Balance sheet reconciliations and substantiation
• Month‑end close execution and reporting support
• Ensure compliance with McKesson accounting policies, SOX controls, and US GAAP requirements.

Standardization & Process Excellence

• Drive consistent accounting processes, procedures, and documentation across all supported practices.
• Reduce practice‑level variability by implementing standardized close activities, reconciliation methodologies, and operational accounting practices.
• Champion process simplification, automation, and scalable solutions to support growth and operational efficiency.
• Partner with Finance Systems and Process & Controls teams to automate and optimize workflows where appropriate.

Governance, Controls, and Compliance

• Design, implement, and maintain effective internal controls in alignment with SOX requirements and McKesson control standards.
• Partner with Internal Audit and External Audit to support walkthroughs, testing, issue remediation, and audit requests.
• Ensure accounting processes are well‑documented, consistently executed, and supported by appropriate evidentiary documentation.
• Proactively identify control gaps, operational risks, and opportunities to strengthen the control environment.
• Identify and resolve complex accounting and operational issues impacting balance sheet integrity and close performance.

Stakeholder Partnership & Governance

• Serve as a key accounting partner to Practice Finance, Regional Finance leaders, and Practice & USON leadership.
• Clearly define roles and responsibilities between accounting shared services, controllers, and other finance functions.
• Communicate risks, trends, and performance metrics related to accounting operations and shared services effectiveness

Continuous Improvement & Change Leadership

• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, quality, and scalability of accounting services.
• Champion en